Riverdale High School

2600 Buckingham Rd, Fort Myers FL, 33905 | Lee County School District | 239-694-4141
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2310
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 42% 23% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 80 in Fort Myers
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
49%Fort Myers
55%Florida

Riverdale High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Lee County School District" in Fort Myers, FL. There are a total of 2,310 students and 107 teachers at Riverdale High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Riverdale High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 42.0%, which is 23% lower than the Florida average.

Riverdale High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2310
Teachers107
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment427
Taking some courses284
Taking some courses (not tests)74
Passing some courses28
Passing no courses246

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Riverdale High School, there are a total of 427 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 284 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All36%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School36%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All48%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School48%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Riverdale High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 64.8% 45.1% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 7.6% 15.0% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.6% 1.7% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 23.9% 35.4% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 2.4% 3.2% 3.1%

Fort Myers demographics profile

StatisticFort MyersFloridaNational
Population83,50521,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,09641091
Median age40.941.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%54%55%
Speak English73%72%79%
Speak Spanish20%21%13%

Education level achieved in Fort Myers

IndexFort MyersFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade76.9%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school75.5%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college52.2%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.0%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.0%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters9.5%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.7%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Riverdale High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.